com.taggercat.controller
Class AbstractRequestController

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractMap<K,V>
      java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,NamedActionActionMapping>
          com.taggercat.controller.AbstractRequestController

All Implemented Interfaces:

RequestController, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,NamedActionActionMapping>

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultRequestController

public abstract class AbstractRequestController
extends java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,NamedActionActionMapping>
implements RequestController

This class is an abstract implementation of the RequestController interface.
There is typically one main Request Controller that delegates requests to appropriate request handlers.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

java.util.AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<K,V>, java.util.AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<K,V>

Method Summary

abstract void	addAdditionalHandlers(RequestHandlerChain requestHandlerChain, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response) This is an extension point for adding additional handlers to the request change.
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet	getServlet() Returns the Servlet that created this RequestController.
void	init(javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet servlet) Called by the HttpServlet to initialize this request map.
abstract void	service(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response) Called by the servlet for both get and post requests.

Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap

clear, clone, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, get, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

equals, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

equals, hashCode

Method Detail

getServlet

public javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet getServlet()

Description copied from interface: RequestController

Returns the Servlet that created this RequestController.

Specified by:

getServlet in interface RequestController

Returns:

Servlet instance

init

public void init(javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet servlet)
          throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Called by the HttpServlet to initialize this request map.

Specified by:

init in interface RequestController

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException - generally a wrapper for an underlying exception

Parameters:

servlet - the calling HttpServlet

addAdditionalHandlers

public abstract void addAdditionalHandlers(RequestHandlerChain requestHandlerChain,
                                           javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                           javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
                                    throws javax.servlet.ServletException

This is an extension point for adding additional handlers to the request change. The default implementation does nothing.

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException

Parameters:

requestHandlerChain - the request chain

request - the HttpServletRequest

response - the HttpServletResponse

service

public abstract void service(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
                      throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Called by the servlet for both get and post requests.

Specified by:

service in interface RequestController

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException

Parameters:

request - the HttpServletRequest

response - the HttpServletResponse